Siemens is collaborating with DrinkPAK, one of North America’s largest canned beverage manufacturers, to automate its new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Fort Worth, Texas. Through a unique combination of advanced automation, smart infrastructure and tailored financial solutions, Siemens helps DrinkPAK scale its operations, maintain industry-leading reliability, maximize energy efficiency, and enable sustainable decision-making.
DrinkPAK has a North American network of facilities where it batches, fills, tests, warehouses and distributes drinks for global beverage brands at speeds of up to 3,000 cans per minute. The company’s two current facilities, in Santa Clarita, California and in Fort Worth, Texas, are the largest canned contract manufacturing facilities in the United States. With the addition of the company’s third facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, set for early 2027, this coast-to-coast network provides DrinkPAK’s customers with access to the largest, fastest, and most flexible canned manufacturing assets in the world.
“Partnering with Siemens gave us the flexibility to scale rapidly while investing in energy-efficient automation,” said Brian Aster, chief strategy officer, DrinkPAK. “Their industry knowledge and tailored financing solutions have been critical to our growth and long-term success.”
Siemens delivers a unique combination of financing, building infrastructure and digital automation solutions, including the integration of BRAUMAT, a scalable process control system designed for the brewing and beverage industry, positioning the company to support DrinkPAK in achieving optimal efficiency.
BRAUMAT automates recipe-based production to ensure consistent quality and efficient operations. It integrates advanced automation components like Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs), offering real-time monitoring and reporting, and supports secure, scalable development for both small and large producers.
In Fort Worth, Siemens provided a comprehensive suite of energy infrastructure and integrated automation solutions, including switchboards and metering, that both power the plant’s critical operations and allow for intelligent power monitoring to ensure reliable, high-output performance and energy efficiency.
“Innovation isn’t just about technology – it’s about how the right technologies work together to solve business challenges. Our collaboration with DrinkPAK unites advanced automation, intelligent infrastructure and flexible financing to create a truly integrated solution,” said Chris Stevens, president, Siemens Digital Industries U.S. “By enabling DrinkPAK to automate complex logistics, maximize uptime and scale efficiently, Siemens turns the promise of digital transformation into measurable results: greater efficiency, reliability, and safety for our customers.”
In addition, DrinkPAK integrated Siemens advanced automation components, including PLCs and HMIs, into its Automatic Laser-Guided Vehicle (AGV) systems. These systems are supplied by DrinkPAK’s intralogistics partner, E80 Group, to automate pallet movement throughout the warehouses and support truck loading and unloading operations.
Siemens technology plays a critical role in ensuring this automation runs smoothly and reliably. Siemens’ PLCs handle critical control and communication functions with each AGV, ensuring precise coordination with sensors, drives and safety systems. The HMIs provide operators with clear, intuitive visibility into system performance, diagnostics, and status updates to minimize downtime and enable predictive maintenance.
“This project demonstrates the power of combining technology with tailored financing. Our role is to make innovation accessible, supporting DrinkPAK with solutions that align investment with performance, and enable scalable, sustainable growth,” said Oleg Rakitsky, Head of Siemens Financial Services Commercial Finance Americas.
By leveraging Siemens’ proven industrial automation platform, DrinkPAK benefits from a system that is highly integrated, scalable and easy to maintain. The consistency and interoperability of Siemens’ hardware across the plant floor ensures seamless coordination between vehicles, warehouse systems and production lines, translating to greater efficiency, higher reliability, and safer operations.
